This is deep and very resourceful. I just joined in December so I am happy this is coming early enough for me to correct previous mistakes from as pointed out in the points above. We need more of guidance and more of this to get the best from the steemit community.
We can do more with post like this.
Happy New year to you too!
Glad to know you find this helpful. And welcome to the platform. There are lots of guides out there, but these select are the ones i have read, and been impressed with.
And then my very own here. Much of what i speak of in mine: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@ebitularmbert/steemit-s-2017-five-5-bad-habits-you-should-avoid-in-2018-to-save-your-reputation is from own personal experience in the last few weeks. These two articles have been a good guide , and still are, for me.